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Two editors from the left-wing Cumhuriyet newspaper were arrested on Nov. 26, 2015.
Over the past weeks, authorities have arrested two editors of a weekly and seized a media company that owned two opposition television stations.
Rouhani said hard-liners "misuse" remarks by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the possible spread of U.S. influence in Iran as an excuse for the detentions.
